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Towards Whole of Community Engagement: A Practical Toolkit
H.J Aslin & V.A Brown, 2004
http://adl.brs.gov.au/brsShop/data/PC12804.pdf

Found in a toolkit to help stakeholders in the Murray-Darling Basin of Australia to create, conduct and evaluate community engagement processes, this framework illustrates the steps for good community engagement and what it means to apply the principles and criteria.

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Apply the values


VALUES

Courage
Inclusiveness
Commitment
Respect
Flexibility
Mutual Obligation
Practicability


 
Apply the principles


PRINCIPLES

1. Act for change
2. Agree on Values

3. Effective Communiciation
4. Develop and Commit to a Shared Vision
5. Representativeness
6. Accept that mutual learning is needed
7. Work towards the long-term goals
8. Base processes on negotiation, cooperation, and collaboration


 
Apply the criteria


CRITERIA
Ownership of process, commitment and involvement throughout
Equity, equality and trust
Include many Interests
Focus on Strategic Outcomes
Wide Representation
Openness and transparency
Appropriate scale and scope
Personal contact
Sufficient time and resources

 

 

 

 

Participants engaging at an event